Filling & Emptying

Reliable filling and emptying are essential for transferring powders and bulk solids between processing systems, storage equipment, transport vehicles and packaging. The equipment must provide controlled material transfer while limiting dust emissions, product loss and operator exposure.

Hosokawa offers solutions for filling and emptying big bags, sacks, drums, containers, lorries and railway wagons. Depending on the application, these systems can incorporate weighing, dosing, dust-tight docking and automated controls.

Filling equipment transfers powders and bulk solids from the process or storage system into packaging or transport equipment. Accurate control of the material flow is particularly important where the required fill weight must be achieved consistently and reproducibly.

Filling systems can be combined with dosing and weighing equipment and integrated into automated process lines. Hosokawa Micron

Filling solutions

• Filling chutes – For dust-controlled loading of bulk materials into lorries and railway wagons.
• Big bag filling systems – For controlled filling of big bags, with optional weighing and automated control.
• Drum filling systems – For filling powders and bulk solids into drums with controlled dosing and dust-tight docking.

Emptying equipment enables powders and bulk solids to be unloaded from packaging and containers and transferred to the next process step. Depending on the material and container, unloading can take place by gravity or with additional discharge, dosing or flow-assistance equipment.

Dust-tight docking and suitable discharge mechanisms help reduce product loss and dust release, while optional weighing equipment can provide controlled material transfer. Hosokawa Micron

Emptying solutions

• Big bag emptying systems – For controlled and dust-tight unloading of big bags.
• Combined big bag and sack emptying systems – For handling different packaging formats in one station.
• Sack emptying systems – For dust-controlled unloading of bags and sacks.
• Container emptying systems – For unloading bulk solids from reusable containers.
• Drum emptying systems – For controlled transfer of powders and bulk solids from drums.